单选题--How much did this set of furniture cost? --I forgot ________.

单选题Hardly (he had) entered (the office) when he realized (that he had) (forgotten) his wallet.

单选题Till now the problem is far from ______. A. being solved B. solving C. being solving D. solved

单选题During the United States Civil War, many people in the South were forced to flee their home.

单选题The conveniences that Americans desire (reflecting) not so much a (leisurely) lifestyle as a busy lifestyle in which even minutes of time (are) too valuable (to be wasted).

单选题Many people believe that Americans love their cars almost more than anything else. They are (21) about cars. Not only is the car the (22) means of transportation in the States, it has (23) become a "plaything". (24) the time youngsters become fourteen years old or even (25) , they're likely to start (26) of having their own cars. In the USA, the (27) family, if the father is not (28) work, can afford to buy a new car every five years. However, many young people (29) after school in order to save money to buy a car. Learning to drive and getting a driver license may be one of the most exciting (30) of a young person's life. Driver (31) is one of the most popular courses. At the end of the course the student will (32) a driving test for a license. (33) many, that piece of paper means that they have grown up. In the United States, many men and women (34) to have cars. People use cars to go to work. (35) drive cars to go shopping, to take the children to school or for other activities.

单选题Although she gives badly ______ titles to her musical compositions, they ______ unusual combinations of materials including classical music patterns and rhythms, electronic sounds, and bird songs. A. conventional ... incorporate B. eccentric ... deploy C. traditional ... exclude D. imaginative ... disguise

单选题"How do you like your new position?" "I ______ with it."

单选题When there are not enough volunteers for the armed forces, the government ______ additional men. A.revises B.encourages C.suspends D.conscripts

单选题They will go to Hawaii for winter vocation as soon as they ______ their exams. A. will finish B. are finishing C. finish D. have finished

单选题{{B}}Text 4{{/B}} It was the best of times or, depending on your political and philosophical outlook, one of the foulest and most depraved. Rebellion seemed to be leaping from city to city, continent to continent, by some fiery process of contagion. Radical students filled the streets of Mexico city, Berlin, Tokyo, Prague. In the U. S. , Chicago swirled into near anarchy as cops battled antiwar demonstrators gathered at the Democratic Convention. And everywhere from Amsterdam to Haight-Ashbury, a generation was getting high, acting up. So, clearly, it was the year from hell—a collective "dive into extensive social and personal dysfunction," as the Wall Street Journal editorialized recently. Or, depending again on your outlook, a global breakthrough for the human spirit. On this, the 25th anniversary of 1968, probably the only thing we can all agree on is that 68 marks the beginning of the "culture wars," which have divided America ever since. Both the sides of the "culture wars" of the '80s and '90s took form in the critical year of '68. The key issues are different now abortion and gay rights, for example, as opposed to Vietnam and racism--but the underlying themes still echo the clashes of '68: Diversity vs. conformity, tradition vs. iconoclasm, self-expression vs. deference to norms. "Question authority," in other words, vs. "Father knows best." The 25th anniversary of '68 is a good time to reflect, calmly and philosophically, on these deep, underlying choices. On one hand we know that anti--authoritarianism for its own sake easily degenerates into a rude and unfocused defiance: Revolution, as Abbie Hoffman put it, "for the hell of it." Certainly '68 had its wretched excesses as well as its moments of glory: the personal tragedy of lives undone by drugs and sex, the heavy cost of riots and destruction. One might easily conclude that the ancient rules and hierarchies are there for a reason--they're worked, more or less, for untold millenniums, so there's no point in changing them now. But it's also true that what "worked" for thousands of years may not be the best way of doing things. Democracy, after all, was once a far-out, subversive notion, condemned by kings and priests. In our own country, it took all kinds of hell-raising, including a war, to get across the simple notion that no person is morally entitled to own another. One generation's hallowed tradition--slavery, or the divine right of kings--may be another generation's object lesson in human folly. '68 was one more awkward, stumbling, half step forward in what Dutschke called the "long march" toward human freedom. Actually, it helped inspire the worldwide feminist movement.

单选题What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one 1 there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. 2 two speakers speak in exactly the same 3 . We can always hear differences 4 them, and the pronunciation of English 5 a great deal in different geographical 6 . How do we decide what sort of English to use as a 7 ? This is not a question that can be 8 in the same way for all foreign learners of English. 9 you live in a part of the world 10 India or West Africa, where there is a long 11 of speaking English for general communication purposes, you should 12 to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be a 13 in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or 14 of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country 15 there is no traditional use of English. You must take as your model some form of native English pronunciation. It does not matter very much which form you choose. The most effective way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.

单选题 American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing, the Degradation of language and Music and why we should like, care, John Mc Whorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960 scounter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English. But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing", has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative gene is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft. Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. Mc Whorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, why we should, like care. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive-there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper. Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. Mc Whorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms—he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English "on paper plates instead of china". A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.

单选题Shakespeare's plays and poems written during the late 15 th and early 16th centuries still remain______today.

单选题Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to {{U}}carry out {{/U}} the plan.

单选题It was what he meant rather than what he said ______ annoyed me.A. whichB. asC. whatD. that

单选题The cost is going (21) for just about everything, and college tuition is no exception. According to a nationwide survey (22) by the College Board's Scholarship Service, (23) at most American universities will be (24) of 9 percent higher this year over last. The biggest increase will occur at private colleges. Public colleges, heavily subsidized by tax funds, will also (25) their tuition, but the increase will be a few percentage points (26) than their privately sponsored neighbors. (27) a follow-up, the United Press international did their own study (28) Massachussetts Institute of Technology. At M. I. T. advisors recommended (29) students have $ 8,900 (30) for one year's expenses, including $ 5,300 (31) tuition, $ 2,685 for room and (32) , $ 630 for personal expenses, and $ 285 for books and supplies. Ten years ago the tuition (33) only $ 2,150. To (34) that another way, the cost has climbed 150 percent in the last (35) .

单选题The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at______.